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UNC arrives in Los Angeles, where a Hollywood story lurks in the West Region

Four teams arrived in Los Angeles with hopes of creating magic in the NCAA Tournament West Regional. From downtown LA, that Hollywood sign looms in the distance, almost beckoning for drama. Come Saturday, the West will be won. North Carolina, Arizona, Alabama, Clemson will claim it. In a city of stories, here are the storylines with a UNC focus. (MSN.com)

Video: Cormac Ryan UNC Regular-Season Highlights

North Carolina grad transfer came up huge for UNC in a couple of wins. Ryan finished the season 4th on the team in scoring with 11.2 points per game but will be remembered in UNC lore for his 31-point game in the win over Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Check out highlights from Ryan's lone season at Carolina. (View Video)

Joe Quigg relives March 23, 1957, and the night that changed his life forever

Most every kid shooting hoops in the backyard has envisioned themselves at the free throw line with a championship to win. Miss the shot, and you just do it again. had only one chance on that March 23, 1957, evening with six seconds remaining in the third overtime against Wilt Chamberland-led Kansas in the NCAA finals at Kansas City, Missouri. (CityView)

Armando Bacot's Latest and Most Visible NIL Venture

Perhaps no college basketball player of the NIL era has cashed in as much as . Studying in UNC’s prestigious Kenan-Flagler Business School, Bacot has a head for making money, and the personality and star power to go with it. His latest enterprise is garnering more notoriety, as his TurboTax commercial runs non-stop during the NCAA Tournament. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

UNC vs. Michigan State is most-viewed game of NCAA Tournament so far

Viewership for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is still slightly outpacing last year. Saturday’s North Carolina vs. Michigan State second-round game ranks as the most-watched of the tournament thus far with a 5.0 and 10.02 million on CBS, up 2% in ratings and 5% in viewership from Arkansas vs. Kansas in the same window last year (4.9, 9.50M). (Sports Media Watch)

North Carolina vs. Alabama: Sweet 16 preview and prediction

UNC Basketball, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region, continues its March Madness run Thursday (9:39 p.m. ET, CBS) against No. 4 seed Alabama in the Sweet 16. Prediction: UNC 85, Alabama 79. The Crimson Tide’s offense is capable of running teams out of the gym, but UNC’s defense has the ability to make teams miserable. (Fayetteville Observer)

North Carolina goes on 20-3 run following passionate Hubert Davis interview vs Michigan State

UNC men's basketball coach knows which notes to hit with his team. During an under-8 media timeout and with the Tar Heels trailing 28-20 with 7:34 remaining in the first half, CBS sideline reporter Allie LaForce interviewed Davis about his thoughts on the game. The third-year coach did not hold back. "We got to get tougher," Davis said. (Fayetteville Observer)

Armando Bacot Playing with Increased Urgency

"There's a lot of areas that he's improved," said of on Monday night during his weekly radio show. "But the area that I think goes overlooked that he's improved the most is his ability to play when he's getting double teamed. He gets double teamed every night, and at the beginning of his career that was an area he struggled with." (Inside Carolina)

Video: Checking In With Hubert Davis - March 26

It's time for a post-Charlotte, pre-Los Angeles NCAA Tournament edition of "Checking In" with UNC Men's Basketball head coach , who talks with of the Tar Heel Sports Network and Adam Lucas of GoHeels.com about in-game interviews, his gameday energy, and much more. (View Video)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Slow starts for UNC - troubling or blip?

UNC has struggled with some sluggish starts in the postseason. Is it cause for concern or a statistical outlier in a small sample size of games? Regardless, Carolina need to come out swinging against Alabama. Speaking of the Sweet 16, the ACC makes up one-fourth of it; maybe the conference is alright after all. (View Video)
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